Cambridge, MD vs Lexington Park, MD

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCambridge, MDLexington Park, MD
Population13,15213,252
Median Household Income$47,323$94,799
Median Rent$1,058/mo$1,755/mo
Median Home Value$257,900$309,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)—101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.8%48.6%
Poverty Rate26.4%13.8%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k489243*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,6751,096*
Median AQI39—
Good AQI Days /yr314—
Summer Highs86°F85°F
Winter Lows31°F31°F
Snowfall14 in/yr13 in/yr
Avg Commute23.5 min19.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.913.9
College Degree Rate20.1%39.1%
Foreign-Born %5.4%4.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.8%—

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Lexington Park (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.